Game trap



Feb. 9 1926. 1,572,384

s. DUFRENE GAME TRAP Filed March 18, 1925 Patented Feb. 9, i926.

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SYLVESTER DUFRENE, OF LOCKPORT, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR F ONEQHALF TO C. A.

BUOI-ILER, OF \VESTWEGO, LOUISIANA.

GAME TRAP.

Application filed March 18, 1925. Serial No. 16,454.

To all 107mm it may concern: r 1

Be it known that I, Srnvnsrnn Durnnnn,

a citizen of: the United States, residinqat Lockport, in the parish of. La Fourche and State of Louisiana, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in a Game Trap, of which the following; is a specifioation. a V

The present invention relates to a trap particularly designed for game, of t he fur bearing; character, and has for its principal object to provide a trap of this nature which may be easily set without danger to the person settingthe'same and will prove em cient and reliable in operation.

Another important object of the inven} tion is to provide a trap of this nature which is simple in construction, one which may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost and yet be strong, durable, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

lVith the above and numerous other ob jects in View as will appear as the descr1ption proceeds, the im'entionresides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter. more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing r Figure 1 is a top plan view of the trap in a set position,

Figure 2- is a side elevation thereof in lts sprung position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the dos inp; plate, and

Figure 4 is a detail perspectlve view of the auxiliary catch or trigger.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 1 desigi'latcs a base which in the present instance is provided with the tour upstanding spaced lugs 2. A pair of outer jaws 3 are pivoted to the outer lugs 2 and a pair of inner jaws l; are pivoted to the iunei: lugs 3. These iws 3 and 4 are of a general U-shaped formation having oilset pintle ends 5 which pierce the respective lugs 2. One end of the base 1 is curved over upon itself so as to form a loop 6 for receiv- .ing a link 7 to which an anchoring chain or other suitable means may be attached.

A U-shaped plate 9 includes an intermediate upper portion 10 and depending side portions 11. The intermediate upper pol." tion 10 has a pair of circular openings 12 therein for receiving two of the adjacent lugsQ while the sides 11 are provided with elongated slots 13. A-spring ofthe helical type indicated at 14 has its lower end disposed over'a member 15 rising from the base 1 and its upper end disposed over a similar member, indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, on thebottom of the intermediate portion 10 of the plate 9, and normally holds the plate raised so as to close the jaws 3 and 4. as is indicated to advantage in Figure 2.

Triggers or catches are provided for nor-- mally holding the is set in'order that the jaws may be open as in Figure 1. One oi these triggers is indicated generally by the letter A and jlS'Ol an integral formation includingcatch proper 17, a pair of parallel spaced arms 18 terminating in outwardly disposed L-shaped lugs 19 and a pair of sleeves 20 in registry with each other and spaced from each other.

These sleeves 20 receive pin 21 which is held on the end of the base by a bent over portion 22. The lugs 19 are receivable in the slots 13. The other trigger is indicated generallyby the letter B and includes a plate 23 on which may be placed suitable bait. This plate 23 is supported on a bar; 24 pivoted on the upper end of an upright 25 disposed on the intermediate portion of the base 1. The bar 24 has a catch 26. The catches 17 and 26 are adapted to engage the ends of the plate 9 so asto hold it down so that the lugs 2 project through the openings 12 thereof at which time the jaws 3 and t may be disposed horizontally or open. If the animal disturbs the trigger B the spring 14 will raise the plate 10 thereby causing the closing of the inner and outer pairs of jaws 8, 4. i

By holding the two pairs of: jaws in an upright position a person may bear 'down on the plate 9 with his foot, and the catch 17 of the trigger will automatically enover the adjacent end of the platm and the other trigger B may he set with its catch 26'over the adjacent end oil the plate .9 for holding this plate down. lVhen the plate 9 is down the person may then release the jaws 3 and 4 and they will swing down to the horizontal set position so that as soon as an animal disturbs the trigger 13 he will be caught in the trap.

It is thought'that the construction, operation, and advantages of this invention "will now beclearly understood by those plate down when the trap skilledin this art without a more detailed description thereof. It is'apparent that the present embodiment of the invention which I have described in detail has been disclosed merely by way "of example and that numerous changes in the details of construction, in the sizes, and'in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention,.what I claim as new is vi 1. A trap of the class described including a base, a pair of lugs rising from the base, a pairoit U-shaped jaws having their-ends pivoted to the lugs, a plate of U-shaped iorn'iation including an intermediate portion having an opening. and sides having slots, a trigger including a catch for engaging one'end of the plate, means for pivoting the-trigger to the base, arms extending from the trigger and terminating inextensions disposed in the slots of the plate, a second trigger including a-catch for engaging the other end oi the plate, means for pivoting the second trigger on the base, a bait plate on the second trigger, one of the lugs being receivable in-the opening of the plate so that when the plate-is released from the triggers, it will be raised by the spring so that the opening will engage the jaws for closing said jaws. 5

' 2. A trap'of the class described including a base, a pair of lugs rising from the base, a pair of U-shapcd jaws having their ends pivoted'to the lugs, a plate having depending sides, said platepro'vided with an opening for receiving one of the lugs and sides of the aws pivoted thereto, a spring normally'urging said plate upwardly for closing the aws, a bait trigger engageable with one end of the plate for holding it in a lowered position, an auxiliary trigger operatively connected with'the plate so as to engage the a other end Of the plate when the plate is in a lowered position. 1

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SYLVESTER DUFR-ENE. 

